John, our oldest practitioner did not skip a practice on his birthday. Happy 87th birthday! John Horn has been training with us since 1980 and made Shodan in 1997. As a native of Minnesota, he trained with Sensei Fusaro.  John’s younger brother was a Shodan under Fusaro, as well as a world-class marathon runner. John […]

Congratulation to our latest black belt Qinglin He. Qinglin has been training with West Los Angeles for the last 2 years.  He has been an exemplary student, dedicated, earnest and trains hard while always maintaining a gentle and humble demeanor. Qinglin He (age 29) started training with about 2 years ago as a 4th kyu from the […]